Morning Minutes: Nov. 28

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Day

Vanguard VAN-gahrd (noun) The troops moving at the head of an army; the forefront of an action or movement - www.merriam-webster.com

Website of the Day

Official Cyber Monday website
www.cybermonday.com

Tomorrow is Cyber Monday and, just as with Black Friday, you can prepare yourself to find all the great deals. However, you can do so from the comfort of your own home, instead of running to the store at 3 a.m. Use your computer to shop and find all the coupons, deals and shipping information on this site.

Number to Know

$30 billion: Value of retail sales by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in December 2009 — the highest total for any month last year. – Census.gov

This Day in History

Nov. 28, 1994: In Portage, Wis., convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by an inmate in the Columbia Correctional Institution gymnasium.

Today’s Featured Birthday

Comedian/TV host Jon Stewart (48)

Daily Quote

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” - Oscar Wilde

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